Automatic fare-register.



D. J. TGAL. AUTOMATIC FARE REGISTER. APFLIOATION FILED MAR.14,1910.

986,523, Patented Mar. 14, 1911 TP-F WITNESSES: 1 INVENTOR.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

DAVID TOAL, 0F GLEN OAK, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 113,1. 1 1, 1911 Applicationfiled March 14, 1910. Serial No. 549,365.

ticularly to provide means whereby accidental registration when no oneis entering is entirely prevented.

I attain my object by the constructions hereinafter particularlydescribed and illustrated in the accompanying .drawings in which Figure1 is a side elevation of a portion of the rear end of a street carprovided with device.

vided with my improvements and looking toward the rear. Fig. 3 is a planview of 'a portion of the mechanism. Fig. ,4 is a front elevation of theregisterin dials partly v broken away. Fig. 5 is a p an view of thesame. Fig. is a' vertical side elevation partly in section.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin the different figures. V

A is the rear platform of a car and B the dash board surrounding thesame. The usual entrance opening is provided in the dash in line withthe steps C. The lower step 1) instead of being fixed as usual is madevertically movable and for this purpose is secured to the outer end-ofthe lover I suitably fulcrumcd on the bracket a secured to theunder sideof the platform of platform intermediateits ends. '50

the car. The inner end of this lever is'provided with a oounterbalancingweight F which tends to retain the step in its normal position. As thedepression of the step is intended to operate a register the followingmechanism is provided for that purpose. A levenG is suitably fulorumedbelow the One end-it suitably engaged with the lever E and the other ispivotally connected with the lower endof a connecting rod H adapted tooperate the register in a manner I will shortly describe.

From this construction-it is evident that any person entering the carand stepping on its depression.

:nfy Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation o part of the rear end of a streetcar prothe step D will depress the same and thus register his entrance.There is always,

however, the possibility of the oscillations. of the car causing theaccidental operation of the register and a further possibility of"tricks being played with the mechanism.

In order to completely prevent any such trouble I provide the entrancetothe platform with a suitable gate I which may be .of any suitable typebut is preferably of the I double type shown, the halves being hin ed atopposite sides of the opening preferably on'vertical rods 6. Thesehalves are suitably shaped, as shown, to follow the eontour of the stepsand the lower end of one or both halves 1s rovided with a lug-orprojection J I adapted when the gate is closed to engage beneath thestepD and'thus prevent The gates, are operated in the following manner. Asuitable hand lever K is fulcrumed on the platform and provided'with theusual means of engaging a notched quadrant L. The lower end ofthis leveris 0 connected by means of a pivoted link a with a short lever dfulcrumed intermediate its ends at the under side of the'platform. The

other end of this lever is connected by means of the connecting-rods ewith the oppositely extending cranks 1' formed on the halves of thegate. Thus by means'of the hand lever K the gate may be opened whenevernecessary to permit the entry of )assen-. gers and subsequently closedan closed, thus effectively revcnting any accidental or piemeditateregistration.

\Vhile any suitable registering mechanism" might be employed I prefer touse the mechanism illustrated in detail in Figs. 4, 5 'and j? 6 of thedrawings. M is a. suitable dial.

Through thisdial extends the suitably journaled spindle f carrying theunits hand g; This spindle is' rigi ratchet wheel h which ratchet wheelis engaged by the spring actuated pawl a on the upper end of theconnecting rodfljfl. j is a spring retaining pawl tendinggjo hold the'ratchet'wheel as moved. Through the me dium of this ratchetwheel theconnecting rod H is thus adapted to register; units, the dial beingsuitably divided fo'ifltl at purpose. A second ratchet wheel:flisfsleeve nd hand I on the s indle f and carries a se intende toregister the number of revolu-j tions of the dial made by the first'hand.- second spring actuated pawl m held ly connected with the Ynecting rod is adapted to -co'o era te with this second ratchet wheel,-but is normally held out of engagement therewith through,

the medium of 'the disk in connected with the first ratchet wheel h.' -Anotch is formed at one point in the periphery'of this disk and thus oncein each revolutlon of the first ratchet wheel the second pawl m isallowed.

to engage and move the second ratchet wheel 'one tooth. A secondspringactuated retain ing pawl p serves to hold the second ratchet wheel asmoved. A bell N-is-provided of which 0 is the hammer centrally fulcrumedand connected by the pivoted link 9 with the retaining pawl 71- Thusevery time'the' -paw1 is moved bythe rotation of the ratchet called to.the registration of the entrance of wheel h-the bell is-rung andattention thus the passenger.

,are' rendered entirely safe from :accidental registration orpremeditated tampering by the means I have described. 5 e

What I claim as my invention is:.

1. In an automatic car register the combination of a lever fulcrumedbeneath the platform of the car;,a step connected to one end of thelever; a counterbalancing device for said lever; a fare register; anoper'.

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ating connection between the register and the ever; a gate adapted toguard the step comprising half gates connected to vertically1ournaledrods; cranks formed on said rods; :1. forked'lever having itsforked ends pivotally' connected with saidcranks; a hand lever fulcrumedon the car; operating connections between the 7 single end of the.forked lever" and the hand lever; and projections on the half gatesadapted toengage beneath the aforesaid step when the gate is closed.

2. In an automatic car register the combination of a lever fulcrurnedbeneath the plat-form'of the car; a step connected to one end of thelever; a counterbalancing weigl1t connected to theother end of thelover; a fare register; an operating"con vnection between the re isterand the lever;

a gate adapted to guarc the step comprising half gatesconnected toverticallyjournaled rods cranks formed on said rods; a forkednectedI-with said cranks; a hand lever fulcrnmed .on the car; operatingconnections between the single end of the forked lever and, the handlever;- an'd projections on the half, gates adapted to engage beneaththe aforesaid step' when the gate-isclosed. Signedthis 25th day of Feby.1910. 7

DAVID J. TOAL.

the presence of H. O. ToAL,

L1zz1n T. FISHER.

lever having its forked ends pivotallyeon-

